Sunday, May 27, 2012

SUNDAY SHARING

Today, you are in for a treat on my regular Sunday Sharing post. I have two new bloggers who are simply wonderful bloggers and artists.

1. F.M. Marrouch, is a Spanish blogger and artist. He paints like I wish I could paint. What IS IT about European watercolorists that make you drool over their paintings? Loose, filled with light, just enough detail, oh, it must be something in the water or the wine!!

2. Angela, in her description on her blog (named The Wandering Wayfaring Tree) is describing me!!! Except I don't spend spring through fall in Italy and don't live near London in the winter - and I'm not a happy traveller or a winter loving person! ha haAnyway, her blog is lovely with not much chatter - just specific quotes that compliment the paintings and sketches well.

I definitely will be returning to visit both of these new blogger friends - and I hope you will, too!!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. We are having summer now - temperatures in the low 90F's every day. Too hot. Too humid. And I had to go buy new shorts. I hate wearing shorts. But my old stand-by shorts make me look so old and dowdy. I used to have beautiful legs.

Summer - time to shed some clothing; time to try to be comfortable in that clothing; time to cut the hair short and just don't give a damn about it; time to think about dipping my toes in the ocean, putting on my mask, fins and snorkel and getting under the water like a mermaid. I am, afterall, an Aquarian!

Enjoyed your blogpost today and both your subjects, Yes ,WHAT IS IT about those Spanish artists ? He paints a lot like Fabio Cambranelli, if you've ever seen his work.. same thing, makes you drool.. I think it's those giant size brushes and water, water , water.. Loved it . BJ

I began my journey with watercolor painting in April 2003, taking weekly lessons for six years before I realized I needed to move on to explore on my own.

I admire the work of so many artists; my sidebar is full of artists who inspire me every day. I also love the freedom of Shirley Trevena, the delicate touch of Ted Nuttall and Hazel Soan, and the power of Mary Whyte. I enjoy visiting art blogs, reading art magazines and watching art DVDs to further my art education and to simply enjoy the beauty that is being created around the world in watermedia these days.

"If you have a burning desire to create art, you will lean into the flame of that desire, rather than shy away from it. You may get burned, or you may enjoy the glowing warmth of success. Whatever the outcome, you will not be able to withstand the pull to create something meaningful, beautiful, and lasting."